Ella Fitzgerald, born April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia.
this photo, by Annie Leibovitz, was one of Ella’s favorites.
happy birthday to Ella, the queen of jazz.
—
‘one chord is fine.
two chords are pushing it.
three chords and you’re into jazz.”
-lou reed
—
credits: photo-annie leibovitz, wemu radio
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Happy birthday Ella! Not that you need in anymore – but still…. !!! Great quote too 🙂
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Fun to celebrate her and her gifts she left for us
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Great photo!
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I agree
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Happy Birthday Ms. Fitzgerald! And this IS a great picture!
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It is!
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Love Ella Fitzgerald – great photo of her.
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I can see why she loved it
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It must be true that “great minds think alike,” because my new post today also celebrates Ella’s birthday! 🙂
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What style! Happy Birthday, Ella. Thanks for sharing, Beth.
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Leave it to Annie L to capture such a great image. Fun post!
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Amazing woman.
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She sure was)
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Snazzy portrait, great singer
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Yes to both
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One of the greatest!
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She sure was-
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Woohoo! Love the red!
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It pops!
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❤
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Best photo ever! I want one like that.
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Me too- I cis amazing!
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For some reason—unknown to me, I can’t seem to like or comment on your posts. I hope to track it down. I really liked today’s
Steve D
Sent from my iPad
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I apologize, and this has happened with a few other of my readers. I’m working with wp to solve it, but it is clearly not yet resolved –
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Happy Birthday, Ella! Fabulous photo!!
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She looks great
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😀
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